Bung and faucet



April 16, 1929. F. J. RUNSER BUNG AND FAUCET Filed Jan. l5, 1925 2m m am $51M Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

-UNITED STATES 1,709,325 PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRICK J. RUNSER, OF CLEVELAND; OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE BYRNE MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BUNG AND FAUGET.

Application filed January 15, 1925. Serial No. 2,539.

This invention relates to a combination faucet and plug for containers for liquids such as barrels or drums and comprises a reversible faucet adapted to be secured in an opening in the container either in position for use or in a position in which it projects into the containers and forms a plug for the opening during shipment or storage.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved fluid tight connection between the reversible faucet and the container by which a fluid tight seal may be all effected independently of rotary movement of the faucet so that the faucet may be positioned and its connection with the barrel perfectly sealed while the discharge opening of the faucet is held at its lowermost point.

A further object is toprovide a connection which permits the faucet to be quickly and easily attached or detached and which permits the faucet to be detached or be secured in place without exertingappreciable strain upon the bung ring.

A further object is to provide a reversible faucet which may be secured in a position for use such that it does not project into the container and interfere with the drainage of liquids therefrom.

A further object is to provide a reversible faucet through which the liquid may have a rapid unimpeded flow, the faucet being so constructed that it may be reversibly secured in an opening which is but slightly greater in diameter than the faucet.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention may be said to comprise the device as illustrated in the accompanying drawings hereinafter described and particularly set forth intlie appended claim, together with such variations and modifications thereof as will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention appertains.

Reference should be had to the accom panying drawings forming a part of this specification in which 1 is a section taken axially through the faucet and showing the same secured in operative position to the container the outer portion of the faucet being shown in side elevation; Fig. 2 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1 showing the faucet secured in reversed position within the container, all of the faucet eX- cept the attaching portion being shown in side elevation; Figs. 3 and t show sections on lines and i l rcsjiieclircly of Fig. 1; is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1 showing a faucet of slightly modified construction.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. a faucet is shown secured to a steel barrel 1 provided with a bung hole which is reenforced by a ring or bushing 2 suitably secured to the barrel. The bung of the barrel may be located in one of the reads or in the side of the barrel, it being common practice to place the bung either in the head or the side wall. The faucet comprises a straight cylindrical metal tube 3 which has an end portionl of slightly enlarged diameter and externally threaded to screw into the internally threaded bung ring 2. The threads of the portion l of the faucet and of the bung ring are straight threads so that the attaching portion 4 will readily screw into the ring 2 in either direction. Ad jacent the end opposite the threaded portion 4 the tubular body 3 is provided with a discharge opening 5 in its cylindrical wall through which the liquid is discharged, the flow of liquid through the faucet being controlled by a suitable valve which may be mounted in the threaded end of the tube 3 as shown in Figs. 1 to at or which may be mounted in the discharge end of the faucet as shownin Fig. 5. In the modification shown in Figs. 1 to 4. the tube 3 is provided with an internal conical shoulder G at the threaded end thereof which forms a valve seat for a valve 7 which is slidably mounted in the tube. The valve 7 has a ribbed shank portion 7 which slidably fits within the tube 3 and the shank portion 7 is connected by a rod 8 with a plug 9 which has a sliding fit in the tube 3 outwardly of g.

the discharge opening 5. The plug 9 has laterally projecting studs 10 which are adapted to have a sliding fit in longitudh nally extending inclined slots 11 which are formed at diametrically opposite points in the outer end of the tube 3. the slots 1iv terminating in a retaining portion ll which serves to retain the valve in open position. The slots 11 extend from the outer end of the tube 3 and the outer edge of the tube 3 has inclined portions 12 adjacent the slots 11 with which the studs 10 may be engaged by turning the plug 9 after the plug 9 has been moved outwardly a sufficient distance to bring the valve 7 into proximity to its seat 6, and these inclined portions 12 act cams to compress the valve 7 tightly against its seat. F or operating the valve the plug 9 is provided with a handle 13 which extends into a transverse notch in the outer end of the plug 9 and is connected thereto by means of a transverse pivot pin 1 1. By grasping the handle 13 the valve 7 may be moved to closed position by a turning movement causing the studs 10 to move outwardly in the slots 11 and then along the inclined edges 12 to pull the valve 7 into tight engagement with its seat.

As above explained the threads ofthe portion 4.- of the tube 3 and the threads of the ring 2 are straight so that the faucet may be screwed into the ring 2 as shown in Fig. 1 so that the faucet projects outwardly from the barrel, or the faucet may be reversed and inserted into the barrel through the bung opening and the opposite end of the threaded portion l screwed into the bung ring 2. To firmly secure the faucet in any desired position, a lock nut 16 is provided which screws upon the threaded portion 4 outside the bung ring 2 and may he turned against the ring 2 to firmly lock the faucet in the position to which it has been adjusted. A packing washer 17 is'provided between the nut 16 and ring 2'to'seal the joint against leakage of liquid between the bung ring and faucet. In securing the faucets in operative position, the threaded portion 1 is screwed-into the ring 2 as far as desired andpositioned so that'the opening 5 is at its lowermost position, whereupon. the nut16 will be screwed upon the threaded portion 4 until it is brought in tight engagement with the bung 2 locking the faucet against turning in the bung ring and sealin the 'oint between the bun rin and faucet against leakage of liquid. To secure the faucet within the barrel for shipping or storage as shown in Fig. 2, the discharge end of the faucet inserted through the bung ring 2 until the threaded portion 41 engages with the ring 2 whereupon the faucet is rotated'until the portion at has been screwed the desired distance into the ring 2. The lock nut 16 and washerl? are then placed upon the threaded portion 4 outside the bung ring and the lock nut is screwed into place to rigidly .secure'the faucet and to seal the joint. To look the faucet in place and prevent accidental opening of the valve, the valve 7 may be pr vided upon the outer side thereof with an eye 18 adapted to reeive a sealing wire which passes over the valve and is secured to a rel.

The modification shown in Fig. 5 is simi lar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4: except as to the valve controlling the flow of liquid through the faucetf In this modification the tube 3 is provided with a discharge opening 5 adjacent its outer end and with an internal rib 20 upon the inner side of the opening 5 which forms a valve seat for a movable valve member 21. The interior of the tube 3 upon the outer side of the rib 20 is internally screw threaded and the valve 21 is in the form of an externally threaded plug which screws into the threaded end of the tube. The plug 21 has a projecting outer end portion torwhich a handle 22 similar to the handle 13 above described is pivoted by means of across pin 23. The handle 22.n1ay be swung to a position at right angles to the plug for turning the same or may be'swung to a position in axial alignment with the tube 3 to permit insertion into or withdrawal of the faucet from the barrel.

It may be desirable to provide means for locking the lock nut 16 against accidental displacement during shipment or storage and this maybe accomplished 'by providing the nut 16 with an aperture 2 1 through which a sealing wire may be passed.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A reversible faucet for containers compart of the barprising a tube having an enlarged end adapted to be secured in an opening in a container, 'said' tube having a lateral dis charge opening adjacent its opposite end, said tube having a slot extending inwardly from the discharge end-toward the discharge opening the edge of the tube being inclined away from the slot at one side thereof, a plug slidably and rotatably mounted in said tube, said plug having a stud adapted to engage in said slot and to engage the inclined edge portion of the tube, a valve seat adjacent the enlarged end of the tube, a valve member cooperating with said valve seat uponthe outer side thereof, said valve memher being movable from a position beyond the end of the tube into engagement with said seat, a rod rigidly connecting the valve member to the slidable'plug, and a handle pivotally secured to said slidable plug, said handle being movable to a position in line with the plug or at right angles thereto.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

FREDRICK J. RUNSER. 

